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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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