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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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