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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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