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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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