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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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