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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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