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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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