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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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