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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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