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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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