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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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