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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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