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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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