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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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