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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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