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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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