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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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