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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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