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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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