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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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