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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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