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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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