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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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