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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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