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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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