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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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