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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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