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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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