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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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