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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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