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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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