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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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