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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key 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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