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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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