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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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