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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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