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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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