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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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