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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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