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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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