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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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