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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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