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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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