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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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