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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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