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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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