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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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