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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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