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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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