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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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