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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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