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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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