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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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