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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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