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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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