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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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