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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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