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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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