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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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