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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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