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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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