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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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