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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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