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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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