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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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