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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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