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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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