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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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