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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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