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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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