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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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