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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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