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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need 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 new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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