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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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