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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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