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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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