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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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