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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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