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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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