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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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