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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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