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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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