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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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