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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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