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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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