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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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