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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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