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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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