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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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