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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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