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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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