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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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