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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major 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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