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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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