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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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