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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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