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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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