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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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