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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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