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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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