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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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