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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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