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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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