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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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