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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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