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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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