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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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