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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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