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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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