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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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