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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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