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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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