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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition