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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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