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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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