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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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