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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum 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 issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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