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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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