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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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