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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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