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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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