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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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