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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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