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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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