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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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