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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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