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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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