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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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