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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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