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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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