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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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