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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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