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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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