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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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