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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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