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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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