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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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