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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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