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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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