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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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