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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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