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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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