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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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