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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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