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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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