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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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