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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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