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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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