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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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