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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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