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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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