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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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