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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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