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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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