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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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