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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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