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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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