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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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