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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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