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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important 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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