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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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