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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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