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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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