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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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