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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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