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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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