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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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