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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major 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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