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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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