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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)