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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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