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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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