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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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