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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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