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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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