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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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