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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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