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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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