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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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