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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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