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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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