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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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