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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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