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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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