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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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