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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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