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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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