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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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