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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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