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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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