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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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