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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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