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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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