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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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