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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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