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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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