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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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