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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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