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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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