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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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