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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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