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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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