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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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