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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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