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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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