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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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