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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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