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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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