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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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