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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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