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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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