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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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