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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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