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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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