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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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