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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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