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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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