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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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