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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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