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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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