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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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