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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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