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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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