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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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