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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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