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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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