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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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