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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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