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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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