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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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