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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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