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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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