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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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