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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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