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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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