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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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