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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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