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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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