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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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