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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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