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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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