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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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