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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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