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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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