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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes 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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