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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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