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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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