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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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