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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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