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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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