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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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