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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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