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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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