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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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