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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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