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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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