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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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