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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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