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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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