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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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