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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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