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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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