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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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