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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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