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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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