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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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