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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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