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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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