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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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