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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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