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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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