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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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