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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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