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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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