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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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