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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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