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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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