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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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