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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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