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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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