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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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