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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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