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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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