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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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