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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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