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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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