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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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