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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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