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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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