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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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