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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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