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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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