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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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