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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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