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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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