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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key 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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