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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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