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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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