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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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