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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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