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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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