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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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