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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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