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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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