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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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