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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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