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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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