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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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