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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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