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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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