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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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