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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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