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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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