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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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