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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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