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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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