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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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