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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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