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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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