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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts 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 sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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