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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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