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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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