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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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