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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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