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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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