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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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