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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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