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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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