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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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