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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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