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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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