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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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