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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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