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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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