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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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