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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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