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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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