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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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