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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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