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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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