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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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