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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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