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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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