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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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