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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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