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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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