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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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