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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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