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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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