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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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