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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the 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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