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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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