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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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