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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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