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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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