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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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