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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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