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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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