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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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