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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. 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. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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