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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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