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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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