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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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