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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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