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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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