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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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