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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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