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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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