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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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