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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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