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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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