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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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