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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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