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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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