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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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