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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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