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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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