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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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