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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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