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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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