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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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