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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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