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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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