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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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