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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This 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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