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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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