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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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