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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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