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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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