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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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