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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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