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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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