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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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