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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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