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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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