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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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