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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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