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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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