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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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