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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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