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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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