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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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