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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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