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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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