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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes 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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