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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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