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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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