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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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