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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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