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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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