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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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