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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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