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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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