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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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