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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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