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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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