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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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