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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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