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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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