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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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