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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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