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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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