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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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