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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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