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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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