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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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