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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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