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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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