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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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