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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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