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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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