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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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