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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major 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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