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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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