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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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