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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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