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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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