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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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