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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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