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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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