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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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