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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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