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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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