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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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