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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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