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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources