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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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