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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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