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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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