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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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