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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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