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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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