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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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