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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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