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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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