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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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