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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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