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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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