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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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