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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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