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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes 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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