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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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