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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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