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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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