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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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