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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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