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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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