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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 (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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