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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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