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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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