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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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