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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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