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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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