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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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