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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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