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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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