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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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