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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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