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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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