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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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