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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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