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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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