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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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