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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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