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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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