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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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