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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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