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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)