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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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