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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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