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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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