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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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