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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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