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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes 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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