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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes 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. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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