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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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