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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major 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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