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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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