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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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