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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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