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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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