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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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