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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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