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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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