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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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