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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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