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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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