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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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