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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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