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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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