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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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