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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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